Terraforming

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/terraforming

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the early scientific consideration?Carl Sagan proposed the planetary engineering of Venus in 1961
2. What is terraforming and why do people want to do it?Terraforming is making a planet more like Earth by changing its air, temperature, and land. People want to do it so humans could live there.
3. Which planet is most often talked about for terraforming?Mars is the most common planet people think about because it has a thin air, ice at the poles, and signs of water before.

Extraterrestrial: Originating, existing, or occurring outside the planet Earth.
Biosphere: The regions of the Earth or other planet where life exists.
Geoengineering: The deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's natural climate system to counteract climate change.
Indigenous Life: Life forms that are native to a particular region or planet.